At what age do olympic athletes peak?

ANY HOPE FOR AGING ATHLETES? As they pored over the statistics, Awosoga and Chow did find a hint of potential for aging athletes. At least one sprinter has had a second wind, so to speak.

Five-time Olympian Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis set his personal best in the men’s 100 meters at age 40 at a meet held in Germany in 2016 — 20 years after he’d competed at his first

Olympics, in Atlanta. At 9.93 seconds, Collins’ personal best was also the first time anyone 40 or older had broken the 10-second mark in the men’s 100 meters. Seven years earlier, at age

34, he’d set a personal best in the men’s 60-meter indoor race, shaving a hundredth of a second off his prior best time of 6.53 seconds set while racing for Texas Christian University at age

23. WHOM TO WATCH IN PARIS The 2024 U.S. Olympic team, announced on July 10, features 594 athletes, including 66 returning gold medal champions, but only a handful have stood atop the

podium at more than one Olympic Games. DIANA TAURASI, 42, has won gold as a member of the women’s basketball team at five previous Olympics, starting with the 2004 Athens games. She could

win a sixth this year if the U.S. makes it to the finals to be held on Sunday, August 11. SWIMMER KATIE LEDECKY, 27, has won gold at three Olympics, starting with the 2012 London Games. As

the world record holder, she’s favored to win the 1,500-meter freestyle on Wednesday, July 31. VINCENT HANCOCK, 35, is a three-time champion skeet shooter who is competing at his fifth

Olympic Games in Paris. He could win a fourth gold medal when the finals are held on Saturday, August 3. EQUESTRIAN MCLAIN WARD, 48, is competing (like Taurasi) in his sixth Olympic Games.

He’s won team jumping gold twice, in Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. The team jumping finals will be held on Friday, August 2. GYMNAST SIMONE BILES, 27, has won four gold medals and will

be competing in her third Olympic Games. Her first chance at Paris gold comes when the women’s team finals are held on Tuesday, July 30. SWIMMERS CAELEB DRESSEL, 27, RYAN MURPHY, 29, LILLY

KING, 27, and SIMONE MANUEL, 27, are competing at their third Olympic Games. Dressel has won seven golds, Murphy has four, and King and Manuel each have two. Swimming events run through

Sunday, August 4.